# NASA has unveiled its shopping list of equipment needed for the early stages of building its Moon Base.

*aerospace · news · 2026-05-26 · newsreel.com.au*

## Key points

- NASA will use Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 1 Endurance lander to deliver initial Moon Base equipment.
- Astrobotic’s Griffin lander will deliver over 498kg of cargo, including Astrolab’s FLIP rover, to the Moon.
- Intuitive Machine’s Nova-C Trinity lander will deploy the Lunar Vertex investigation to study lunar surface swirls.
- NASA’s MoonFall mission will operate four drones to scout challenging lunar terrain for Artemis landings.

**Companies:** NASA, Blue Origin, Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines, Astrolab
**Countries:** United States

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